abraxasooc | STATE OF THE GAME: FEBRUARY

State of the Game

February (2024) - May (2024)

Welcome to our State of the Game! Here, you can read about what might be going on in the world around Abraxas and with the characters in it, in addition to any OOC notices from the mods. Every AC period, you can report what your character has been up to and we'll include all relevant information in the next newsletter.

The Summoned Conclave is hosted in the comments section of each State of the Game. We'll provide the structure. Players are not obliged to participate, but we encourage you to do so! See here for details.

Important Announcements

Changes to the August Application Round

Due to how close the game is to cap, the next application round will be open to current players only. We'll post the TDM and open applications as usual, but will not be accepting new players. Applications will be open for new players again in October, provided we drop below 5 slots.

Closure of Fortunes

Because of changes to the direction of the game, we've made the decision to close Fortunes. We will leave the possibility of them returning during set events in the future, but will not be processing submissions as a regular part of the game. Thank you for your understanding! We will retain the link to the page so you can still reference your fortunes.

OOC Notices

Event Forecast

June's event will take place primarily in the physical world. Players should be prepared for some changes in the territories. Please note that due to the nature of this event, cross-border interactions outside of the Horizon will be unlikely.

Plot Engagement Reopening

Plot Engagement is now open again!

Free Cities Hall Name

An IC vote that will decide the name of the newly restored hall will be held HERE. Votes will affect the will of the city. Please read the information first and have your character contribute if they will do so. New arrivals are encouraged to participate.

Voting closes JULY 6TH 11:59 ET.

Summoned Conclave

Representatives | Link

New representatives must be chosen during this meeting. Any Summoned who want to hold their current positions need to resubmit their bid. New arrivals can submit themselves as a candidate if they wish. A bid as a candidate can also be submitted on behalf of another character, as long as OOC player permission is obtained.

Motions Sanctioned | Link

Motions from the previous meeting have been passed for Thorne and the Free Cities. Thorne has agreed to allow any trusted Summoned who has lived in the Castle for at least 30 days to stay in Nott overnight. While the crown will not place formal restrictions on the frequency, the Summoned should try to keep their overnight stays to reasonable amounts - roughly once a week or so. The Free Cities has agreed to help fund a dedicated medical clinic at the Farhill Mining Camp to begin with. Additional medical clinics may be set up at other mining sites in the future once the initial project has been deemed a success.

Special Motion (Free Cities) | Link

The Free Cities Conclave may optionally participate in a vote to select one of three shortlisted names for a new rental hall constructed in Aquila. For details, see the Free Cities interlude section.

World Events

All Territories

Epulum | Link
Near the end of the month, Ikorr finally opened its doors, inviting the Summoned to a grand carnivale called Epulum. When a mysterious crime is uncovered partway through the night, events continue to spiral, resulting in the gruesome death of the culprit. Tensions rise further when Luna demanded Ikorr hand over a powerful artifact. Oleuni Square closes for the next four months.

Tempest | Link
A strange presence makes itself known as the Summoned return home. Not long after, unusual storms break out across Abraxas. The unusual horizontal lightning appears to originate from the Singularity. In Nott, Admiral Rudolph Sidwell arrives from Borrel to build a naval base in exchange for resources to help the lakeside town.

Emergence | Link
A myriad of storms plagues the land. All nations come to the same conclusion: the Singularity is angry. To quell the chaos as quickly as possible, the Summoned are brought to the crater and thrown inside, whether they agreed to it or not. Three weeks go by before the Summoned reemerge, having spent three months in an alternate future 800 years in the future where the Summoned have ascended to godhood.

Plot Interactions and Developments

Kingdom of Thorne

All | Link

Admiral Rudolph Sidwell, Lady Lia Sidwell
Admiral and Lady Sidwell have come to stay at Castle Thorne with their young son to help the Kingdom and show support for the royal family. Admiral Sidwell is Queen Ellya's uncle, and Lady Sidwell is said to get along well with King Brydan. During their stay, the Admiral dismissed castle staff for reasons of budget, allocation of resources, and claims of treason. Rumors claim the King is unhappy with the changes, though he's publically demonstrated his support.

The Free Cities

All | Link

Fallon Marsh
A fundraiser for victims of the storms is held in an old castle that has been recently restored, attended by public figures such as Fallon Marsh and beneficiaries. Currently, there's a contest for citizens to name the new hall. The final vote will be held this month. Rumors of soldiers organizing outside of Aquila are circulating as well, but there's no clear evidence of where they're going or what they're doing.

Solvunn Commune

All | Link

Edda Hagen, Winifred Bordeaux
A traveling healer named Edda Hagen has come to stay in the Primary Settlement to assist with the fallout of the storms. She specializes in working with animals and is well-liked by the community. She and Winifred get along well and have been in many private meetings. It is also believed that Winifred may be planning to retire from her teaching position, but these rumors are unconfirmed.

Items of Notice

Kingdom of Thorne

Castle Thorne | Link
Jill Warrick, Istredd
Hosted a party in the castle to welcome the newly summoned to Thorne.

Castle Thorne | Link
Kyle
The "bicycle" was officially introduced to the streets of Castle Thorne.

Castle Thorne | Link
Jerry Pascal
Went streaking through the Castle. The pepper assault was a minor charge.

Nott
Thancred Waters, Cassian Andor, Istredd, Wilhelm, Lucifer, Clive Rosfield, Lord John Grey
Were seen helping citizens and rebuilding Nott.

Nott | Link
Cassian Andor, Istredd, Kell Marsh, Kyle, Lucifer, Rhy Maresh, River Tam, Thancred Waters
Rhy Maresh led efforts to rebuild the hospital in Old Nott.

The Free Cities

Cadens | Link
Nadine Cross
Opened a second location for her apothecary and opened a medical clinic.

Cadens
Steve Rogers, Ciri, Alucard, the Doctor, Harley Quinn, Diana Prince, Sylvain Gautier
Were seen assisting during the storm.

Cadens | Link
Nanaue
Nanaue teleported to the Free Cities and was instantly sent back to Solvunn.

Libertas
Jonathan Crane
Opened his second practice in Libertas.

Solvunn Commune

Primary Settlement | Link
Himeka Sui, Nero, Rocket, Wanda Maximoff
Hosted a party at the local tavern and their house to welcome the newly summoned to Solvunn.

All Settlements | Link
Ed Teach
Opened up his new inn between the Primary and Secondary settlements.

All Settlements | Link
Nero, Steve Harrington
During an escort mission, Nero gives his life defending Lorelai and one of the gods.

All Settlements
Eddie Munson, Aloy, Julia Wicker, Claire Fraser, Michael, Rocket, Ed Teach, Zagreus, Henry Creel, Himeka Sui, Travis Guidry, Achilles, Teddy, Nebula
Were seen assisting during the storm.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Player Name Jade.
Character Name Zoya Nazyalensky.
Links & Reasoning Zoya acknowledges that she's a new arrival to Thorne (without saying that she's a new abductee) and that while it may appear like she's being quite presumptuous believing she could be a representative of a group of people while being new, she would present:

As soon as she arrived in Thorne, she showed great interest in learning the magical culture of the kingdom, going as far as attending class and assisting in teaching young magical students, using the basics of her own knowledge to help them confidently harness their magic. Zoya mentions that she has powers and is a teacher herself; she has trained witches (there's a slight stumble over that word; she still hates it) for the majority of her young adulthood, regardless of magical prowess and skill. She has also trained those without magical powers in combat with great success. (This is to show she won't speak only for those like her.)

She's willing to help, and states that she assisted in helping the villagers clean up the debris in Nott.

Back home, she is the Commander of the King of Ravka's armies (both magical and mundane) and a member of his Triumvirate (she'll briefly explain that the Triumvirate consists of three advisors who guide the King in political matters of personal affairs, estate and war), and isn't afraid to petition a monarch who may not agree with what's been put forward. She's not intimidated by status. She has successfully led battles and has extensive experience with war and politics, and wishes to use her expertise and knowledge here, if welcome. She grew up in a palace similar to Thorne as part of the King's army and understands what it means to serve her people.

She wishes to represent everyone in the kingdom—Summoned and not Summoned, regardless of status.

She says this with unwavering confidence (that may be intimidating???). It's almost like she's been here all this time.

Zoya will answer any questions, giving enough of an answer to be satisfying. (She will not reveal the name of her king—that's a secret! 🤫) She does not thank anyone for their time; she's just not that kind of person.

[ Impressed by her moxie. ]

[ if she's telling the truth then she is overqualified for this job, and he almost feels bad voting for her

but someone has to do it ]

[ is this like a student council thing, is that what's happening here. he doesn't know what's going on, he just came on up to deliver a charcuterie board from the kitchen for the meeting (how come—why'd nobody tell him there was a fucking meeting?)(actually, somebody probably told him and it fell right out of his goddamn ear), but at some point his vote gets counted so here you go. ]

Edited 2024-06-08 15:56 (UTC)

( he knows she can get shit done. )

[A bitch needs a break, so he'll vote for whoever wants to do it tbh.]

[now even more impressed hearing all this than he was already]

[lol have fun kiddo]

Player Name Jay 2
Character Name Jerry Pascal, aka Rob Boss, aka Rick James
Links & Reasoning When only one other Summoned volunteers to run for representative, Jerry gets the brain weasels. Lurching up from his chair, he marches to the front, snatches whatever magic microphone or talking stick is being used, and it starts like this:

Jerry: Vote for me for President.
Meeting organizer: Representative.
Jerry: Gesundheit.
Jack Townsend, from the back: Why?
Jerry: Because.
Jack: No.

And so, Jerry embarks on a long, winding, yet strangly moving speech. it starts with the mathematical concept of the axiom of choice and Alain Badiou's discussion of set theory and how math directly informs ontology - the study of existence. a person, as a multiplicty, is people/humanity, but set theory involves a strict prohibition on self-belonging; a set cannot contain or belong to itself, thus a single man running for president (representative) cannot be seperated from humanity, for we are all one, and what benefits one element of the set benefits all elements within the set. somehow, this feeds into government, which includes a short lecture on communism and socialism for all those not from earth, and rounds out to a tale of his latest vision quest, in which a oppossum made of pure starlight read him his destiny: to alievate suffering from the troubled masses, be a slightly above average leader of dudes (gender neutral), and become a famous hair model on instagram. In takes about 10 minutes, and the organizer tries to stop him several times, but he dodges them like Ronaldo going for a goal. It ends with "Jerry out". He holds out the talking stick and drops it like a mic.

Jerry claims of relevant experience:
- Knows the castle guards on an intimate, personal level
- Befriended the kitchen staff through the art of friendship soup making
- Aided the library staff in creative new ways to shelve books
- He's a gifted story teller and motivational speaker
- Public art installation (the zen rock garden mentioned at the end of his network post, created with exclusively dick shaped rocks)

( honestly even with Best Friend Loyalty he wasn't going to, but that speech is actually pretty moving, so... sure, what the hell, he's convinced. )

[Istredd is somewhat impressed by the speech!]

[ He didn't listen to the speech, but he owes Jerry for introducing him to his supplier (of cigarettes). Also, he's pretty sure Jerry can't do a ton of damage in this role. Sorry if he's wrong and this leads to some unknown future catastrophe. ]

[ poor zoya ]

[I ain't listening to all of that. Go for it, dude.]

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